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More than a thousand war horses did not take a boat, but went back to Wuchang. Long before we welcomed the horses, Liu Jing prepared the horse training ground.

This horse training farm is actually Huang Zu's horse farm. It is located to the west of Jiangxia Academy. It is a wilderness covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres. It is surrounded by fences and a flat ground. On the west of the horse farm, there is another building covering an acre of land, including a military camp, stables and a food warehouse.

It's a bit ridiculous. Although Huang Zu opened a two thousand acre training ground, in fact, he only had the remaining horses, so he bought them from the north at a high price.

The horse farm was sparse, and he got more than five more horses mixed in. In fact, horses could also be used as military horses, such as sending letters, carrying items, and ordinary soldiers riding and marching.

But if you want to go to the battlefield to fight, the animal and horse are far inferior. Whether it is speed, endurance, killing power and sprinting ability, they are far inferior to real war horses.

On the one hand, although it is not good to grow, on the other hand, Jingzhou cannot afford to raise good horses, so the streets and alleys are filled with bad horses everywhere in the city.

But that's it. Huang Zu's remaining war horses and more than five livestock horses were still looted by the Jiangdong Army, leaving only an empty horse farm.

Liu Jing also had more than one war horse when he was in Chaisang. He originally belonged to the Jingzhou Army and later brought to Chaisang. Many of these war horses had good breeds, but due to the rough feeding, their physique was greatly reduced, and they were unable to form cavalry and could only be used for training.

Yu Ming soldiers who entered the early stage had cleaned up the training ground. With more than a thousand war horses entering the horse farm, the training ground suddenly became lively.

Liu Jing stood by the side of the horse farm, watching the busyness in the horse farm. The horse farm was covered with snow at this time, reaching a foot deep, and it was not possible to train for the time being.

Liu Jing stared at Nangong who was coming with him from afar. At the same time, he unexpectedly got news from Taoli that the more than a thousand war horses had been castrated and there was no stallion. The Qiang people refused to sell the stallion to them.

This made Liu Jing feel a little unhappy. Although he could understand that the Qiang people were unwilling to leave the horses, the result still disappointed him. He originally planned to breed war horses by himself in Jiangxia, but now his plan has been disrupted.

Nangong swept away a snowy area and sniffed it carefully while lying on the soil. At this time, one of his followers brought a basket of horse ingredients. It was the black beans that had just been steamed. He grabbed a handful of them and put them in his mouth to chew them carefully, but shook his head.

Seeing this, Liu Jing slowly walked up and asked with a smile: "Is there anything wrong?"

Nangong quickly bowed, "These war horses have lived in Ganzhou and Liangzhou for generations, and have long been used to the water and soil there. I am very worried that they will not adapt to the water and soil of Jingzhou and will suffer from illness and death."

This sentence aroused Liu Jing's concern, and he hurriedly asked: "How is it now?"

"The soil quality is different, but now it is winter, and the rustic atmosphere is converging. When the rustic atmosphere is booming in spring, I guess they have adapted. There is no big problem, but there is a bit of a problem with the food."

Liu Jing nodded silently, "Please continue"

Nangong laughed, " Raising horses is like raising children. You cannot spoil them or be rough. Just eating black beans, these horses will become delicate. In the future, there will be no black beans to eat when marching and fighting, and they will have problems. I suggest you can use straw to chop them into fine pieces and mix them with black beans, 50% off. In this way, the horses will grow stronger with thickness.

In addition, I brought a lot of the best alfalfa species this time. I can find a place with sufficient water and sparse population. It is usually planted in autumn, but it is not very cold here. It can also be planted in winter. They will sprout and grow tomorrow spring. War horses can eat fresh alfalfa in summer. This is their favorite, and this is important for the physical fitness of war horses."

Liu Jing immediately thought of Yangxin County, which is sparsely populated and can grow alfalfa on both sides of the Fushui River, which can greatly reduce the success of raising horses by himself. Why didn’t he think of this?

Liu Jing's dissatisfaction with Nangong's stud due to the stallion faded a little. He bowed deeply to Nangong, "Thank you for the help of the young chief, Liu Jing is very grateful."

"You're welcome, who made me fall in love with Shu?"

Nangong smiled heartily and said, "In the future, Guanzhao will definitely go to Liangzhou as a guest. I will treat Guanzhao as a distinguished guest."

Liu Jing nodded, "I will definitely go if I have the chance."

Nangong seemed to understand Liu Jing's disappointment, and smiled and said, "In two years, when I succeed to the throne, maybe I will sell it to guard a few stallions."

Liu Jing also laughed and bowed, "Then I thank you in advance."

At this time, a soldier outside the fence in the distance shouted: "Shou, report important matters"

Liu Jing said a few words to Nangong apologetically, turned around and greeted him, "What's the matter?"

The soldiers reported: "Mr. Qi is here, and Uncle Liu is here, and he is almost at Wuchang Wharf. Xu Changshi and Duke Pan are advised to go back immediately."

Liu Qi and Liu Bei came, which surprised Liu Jing. He quickly ordered Liao Hua to turn over and lead dozens of soldiers to run towards Wuchang City.

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Liu Bei initially looked for Zhang Ji to see a doctor in Changsha and took the opportunity to approach Liu Pan, but Liu Biao's birthday interrupted his plan. He had to return to Xiangyang to celebrate his birthday, but he happened to miss it with Liu Jing. This time Liu Jing got married, and Liu Bei reported to Liu Biao again, and with Liu Biao's consent, he came to Wuchang to attend the wedding.

Liu Bei also discovered that Liu Biao's body deteriorated rapidly and could not last for a few years. He then smelled the signs of impending civil strife in Jingzhou. At this time, he was more concerned about Liu Biao's nephews, especially Liu Qi, who always held Liu Bei's heart.

But Liu Qi is in Nanjun, and Liu Bei is in Xinye. This time, Liu Biao celebrated his birthday and did not allow Liu Qi to come to Xiangyang, which made Liu Bei no longer have the opportunity to contact Liu Qi. This time, Liu Bei secretly received news for Liu Jing's wedding, and Liu Qi might attend. He also came to Wuchang in the name of congratulating the wedding.

It was also coincidental that Liu Bei's ship had just arrived at Wuchang Wharf, and Liu Qi's ship had also arrived. The two unexpectedly met at the wharf.

However, Xu Shu and Liu Pan came to greet him on the dock. Liu Bei and Liu Qi did not talk much, but just greeted each other in a very ordinary way, but they both knew each other tacitly.

The group was welcomed to the Yingbin Inn in Wuchang County. This is the place where high-ranking officials are received in Wuchang County and even Jiangxia County. The conditions are very good, and there are special people to serve them. In the lobby, everyone exchanged a few greetings and sat down. Xu Shu smiled at Liu Bei and Liu Qi and said, "I'm so sorry, my family has gone to Xiakou, and I guess we should come back today."

Liu Bei nodded and smiled, "I heard that Xiakou is building a city, and it is quite large. When we go back, we will also take a look. Mr. Qi can also go and have a look."

Liu Qi quickly bowed and said, "Since Uncle Shi said that, I will definitely go and see it."

Liu Qi asked Liu Pan again, "How is the wedding preparations going?"

Liu Pan is the county magistrate of Changsha. This time he came to attend Liu Jing's wedding with Huang Zhong. He also received a letter from his uncle Liu Biao, asking him to be responsible for preparing for this return gift. Liu Pan was so busy these days that he did almost everything himself. Fortunately, he had a lot of people and some important things were decided by Kuai Liang, so although he was busy, it was still very smooth.

"The preparations are almost done. I really admire the Tao family's big deal. The dowry is simply eye-opening. There are 200,000 stones of food alone, and it is said that they also have a dowry of 1,000 war horses."

Liu Pan said that he was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Xu Shu and Liu Bei changed their faces almost at the same time. Xu Shu never mentioned the matter of war horses. Although this matter could not be hidden sooner or later, he did not want Liu Bei to see these war horses in Wuchang. Even if he knew about it, it would be that way.

But Liu Bei was sensitive and actually dowed a thousand war horses, which made his eyes look envious. If he had a powerful cavalry, he would not have been defeated so badly in recent years. Back then, the Mi family only had tens of thousands of stones of grain and tens of millions of dollars. This time, the Tao family actually dowed a thousand war horses.

However, Liu Bei was very envious and did not speak. Instead, Liu Qi frowned and said, "Isn't this accusation of being a dowry of a thousand war horses?"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "It's not a big deal. We all like to call it dowry, but generally dowry is like geese, mysterious silk, silk, etc. I haven't heard of dowrying with war horses. In fact, it is just the Tao family's support for the Jiangxia army, not for private ownership."

At this time, Liu Bei asked, "I don't know where these war horses can be viewed now."

Before Liu Pan could speak, Xu Shu smiled and said, "The war horse is still in Xiakou Bar, and I don't know if it has been received."

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then Liu Jing's hearty laughter came, "Liu Jing didn't know that Uncle Shi and his elder brother were coming, so he was neglected."

Everyone went out to greet each other, and Liu Bei bowed and smiled, "I heard that my nephew was happy, so I'm going to come from Xinye to congratulate me."

Liu Jing had a good impression of Liu Bei. In the last Battle of Chaisang, Liu Bei took the initiative to send Zhao Yun to help the battle, which made Liu Jing owe Liu Bei a favor. In a certain way, he had to admire Liu Bei for being a good person and always doing some timely help, which forced people to accept his favor.

Liu Jing gave a deep greeting, "Uncle Shi made a special trip to Wuchang from Xinye, and Liu Jing was very grateful."

At this time, Liu Qi also stepped forward and smiled, "Congratulations to Brother Jing for his great joy."

"Thank you, brother"

Everyone entered the hall and sat down. Liu Jing suddenly saw Zhao Yun, and he stood behind Liu Bei. Although he didn't say a word from beginning to end, when Liu Jing looked at him, Zhao Yun nodded slightly, with a smile on his lips. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were filled with sincere blessings.

Liu Jing looked at Zhao Yun deeply, then looked away, and smiled at everyone, "The Tao family is very worried that no one from the Liu family will come to attend the wedding. Now the Liu family is full of people, and I am very grateful to everyone for giving me this face."

Everyone was humble and praised Liu Jing for his blessings. He received support from the Tao family. When it came to the Tao family, Liu Bei quickly gave Liu Qi a wink. Liu Qi knew it and said to Liu Jing with a smile: "I heard that the Tao family gave his brother a dowry of a thousand war horses, but I don't know if the war horse has arrived."

Liu Jing was stunned. Why did this matter spread? He didn't show any expression and smiled: "The war horses are still coming to Wuchang. In a few days, but I will bring a few good horses. Please take a look."

After saying that, he led everyone out and walked to the yard. The soldiers brought five or six horses, which were selected from a thousand war horses, all for the strong horses.

Liu Bei is a horse-knowing person. After looking at the war horses, he couldn't help but praise him, "This is the real BMW, nephew, where did these war horses come from?"

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "If Uncle Shi likes it, you can pick one."

"Are you really willing to give me a gift?"

Liu Jing nodded, "As early as two years ago, I wanted to send Uncle Shi a horse, but I didn't have a chance. Today I took this opportunity to fulfill my wish. Uncle Shi please choose as long as possible."

Liu Bei knew that he was talking about Luma in Yangxin County, so he smiled, "Since my nephew is sincere, then I'd better obey my orders than respect."

He had long seen a red war horse, which was ten feet long and red all over, like fire. Although it was not as good as Guan Yu's Red Rabbit, it was also a rare BMW. He led the horse out and smiled and said, "This horse is good."

"Uncle Shi has good eyesight. This horse is called Chixia, and it is only a year old."

Liu Bei loved it very much and thanked him repeatedly. Liu Jing asked Liu Qi and Liu Pan to pick one each, and both of them picked the horse they liked.

At this time, Liu Jing glanced at Zhao Yun from afar and smiled, "I have also prepared a war horse for General Long, thanks General Long for his rescue of Chaisang."

With a wave of his hand, a soldier walked in with a snow-white war horse. Compared with the other war horses, the war horse was more vigorous and had agile and powerful pace. Everyone could see that it was a BMW of thousands of miles.

Liu Jing led the war horse to Zhao Yun and handed him the reins, "This horse is called Feiying, please accept it by General Long."

Zhao Yun knew as clearly as a mirror that Liu Jing offered horses to the lord and the Liu brothers was just a prelude to the foreshadowing and painstaking efforts. His real purpose was to give this horse to himself.
Chapter completed!